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...Riccardo Lombardi, S.J., spellbinding preacher of social responsibility to the Roman Catholic rich (TIME, March 1, 1948), is supervising construction of a building near Castel Gandolfo to be called "Pius XII Center for a Better World." "I shall dedicate what remains of my life," said Jesuit Lombardi, 47, "to creating half-a-dozen apostles and perhaps as many as 1,000 preachers who will continue my work . . . The Catholic camp must re-examine itself, and only the Pope can direct such a thing. But to do so, he needs the assistance of a stable organization that can dedicate the whole...
...Vatican recently congratulated him for putting "your science and your zeal at the service of the Catholic cause." In 1949 Pope Pius XII made him a Commander in the Order of Saint Gregory the Great (he promoted him to the order's Grand Croix last fortnight), and frequently sends him a fan letter...
...about 3,000% over that of his road-trudging 19th century predecessor. Another straw in this high wind is the decline of the more introverted Benedictines and foot-slogging Franciscans in favor of the fast-moving Jesuits, whose high-octane practicality thrives on the motor-scooter age. Pope Pius XII has been a longtime friend of automotion; last fall he called for "greater and greater speed to the glory of God" (TIME, Oct. 17), and last week he delighted a delegation from an automobile club with the gentlest of finger-wagging: "Your impatience is understandable, though at times it must...
Declared the Bulletin of the Catholic Clergy of Rome in 1952: "It is difficult to consider free of mortal sin anyone who uses psychoanalysis as a method of cure or who submits to such a cure." Forthwith, Pope Pius XII took pains to correct the Bulletin, and added that with certain stiff reservations, e.g., no encouragement of the idea that there can be sin without subjective guilt, psychoanalysis is a legitimate method of treatment. Protestant and Jewish faiths have lent their support to joint enterprises in psychiatry and religion, such as the National Academy of Religion and Mental Health (TIME...
Died. Eugenio Zolli, 74, onetime (1940-45) Chief Rabbi of Rome, who became a Roman Catholic after World War II, changed his first name from Israel to Eugenio as a gesture of gratitude to Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) for his sympathetic attitude toward the Jews during the Nazi and Fascist persecutions; in Rome...